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8/21/06
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8/18/06
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4/6/06
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2/26/06
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BART
PALASZEWSKI READY FOR IVAN MENJIVAR
Since the IFL’s debut earlier this year one of the more
recognizable fighters has been Quad City Silverbacks lightweight
Bart “Bartamus” Palaszewski.
Coming
out guns blazing in his first bout against John Shackleford in
April, Palaszewski hasn’t let up, winning all three of his
IFL fights including the two that helped lead the Silverbacks
to the first ever World Team Tournament Championship.
With
their win this past September over Renzo Gracie’s New York
Pittbulls, the Silverbacks are headed to the WTT semi-finals
on November 2nd in Portland, Oregon to take on the Carlos Newton
coached Toronto Dragons where Bart is set to lock horns with
highly regarded Ivan Menjivar.
MMAWeekly
caught up with Palaszewski during the team’s last week of
hard training before heading to Oregon to discuss his most recent
fight, his team, and his legendary coach, Pat Miletich.
MMAWeekly:
First off Bart talk to us about your split decision win this
past September over Marcio Feitosa, how do you feel about that
fight?
Bart
Palaszewski: I wasn’t happy at all to tell you the truth.
The biggest mistake I made in that fight was underestimating
the guy. I thought he was just a jiu-jitsu guy and wouldn’t
have much, but after the fight I thought about it and was like,
“yeah he’s just a jiu-jitsu guy – but – he’s
a World Champion jiu-jitsu guy in Abu Dhabi and everything.”
I
also think there was a lot of ring rust as well. I hadn’t
fought for four months and that’s the longest break in my
career ever. Between the ring rust and underestimating him I
don’t think I prepared right for him.
Going
back to not being happy with it, I’ve really picked it up
for this [upcoming] fight. I’ve done a lot more training,
strength and conditioning, I picked up a new coach for that.
I’ve done a lot more mitts and Thai pads, just busting my
butt so what happened in my last fight will never happen again.
MMAWeekly:
How do you feel overall about the Silverbacks’ performances
against the Pittbulls?
Bart
Palaszewski: I think we did well. We did move on even though
a couple of our guys lost. [Ryan] McGivern just got caught; he
was dominating but just got caught. That’s how fights go
sometimes, one minute you’re winning, dominating, and the
next you get hit with a punch or something. For us it’s
a team effort, we try to win each fight and go 5-0 every time,
but if you don’t we all depend on each other for winning
the bracket and moving on.
MMAWeekly:
Being one of the original IFL fighters from last season, how
would you say your experience has been so far with the promotion?
Bart
Palaszewski: It’s great; they’re really about the fighters/athletes.
They really take care of us financially and if we need something
or have any questions about anything they are there for us no
matter what. You can always call the right people for different
things. They’re super-nice and they really take care of
us…that’s the main thing, it’s all about us.
MMAWeekly:
Of course it’s got to feel good also to get your fights
on TV.
Bart
Palaszewski: I think it’s great. To get on TV that’s
what everybody’s going for. If people have a choice of paying
30 dollars or watching something free on basic cable/satellite,
most likely most people would rather check it out for free.
MMAWeekly:
Have you noticed any difference in the level of recognition you’ve
been getting since the IFL debuted on FSN?
Bart
Palaszewski: I think so; I’ve been getting more exposure
from the local MMA communities I think mostly. It’s great,
but also somebody will walk up to me on the street and say, “hey
I saw your fight and keep up the good work,” and it just
makes me feel great. Most importantly the MMA communities, the
fans are keeping it going and keeping the sport alive.
MMAWeekly:
Okay let’s talk about your upcoming fight against Ivan Menjivar.
What are your thoughts about this match?
Bart
Palaszewski: I’m very excited about this fight. My instructor
Jeff Curran fought him in ’02 and lost a decision, it’s
been about five years so I’m sure Ivan’s improved on
a lot of things. I’ve always wanted to fight him…always
wanted to fight him. It’s not like a grudge thing, but he’s
one of the top contenders out there and I want to work my way
up and he’s one of the top ten or top five guys.
I
think it will be a great fight. He’s very athletic, fast,
likes to throwdown and is a great jiu-jitsu guy. I’m not
sure about his takedowns, I’ve only seen some highlight
videos and they didn’t show any of his takedowns, but I’m
expecting a good fight.
MMAWeekly:
He’s kind of a late addition to the Dragons; do you think
that will have any influence on the fight?
Bart
Palaszewski: It’s not really late notice…I’d known
for a while that I wasn’t going to fight the guy from the
last show. I knew it was going to be somebody else and I was
hoping it was going to be Menjivar and when they said it was
going to be him I got real excited. I was actually up in Canada
for Jeff’s fight when they told me and I actually met Ivan
the day after they signed him. He’s a super-nice guy and
I’m looking forward to the fight.
MMAWeekly:
When we spoke to Ivan shortly after he was signed he mentioned
how when he met you he was surprised by how big you are, do you
think your size advantage will play a factor in this fight?
Bart
Palaszewski: I’m going to use all the tools I can. If I
can use my reach, I’ll use my reach, if we clinch and I
feel a stronger I’ll throw him around/muscle him around
a little bit. Hopefully it doesn’t come down to that because
I’m looking to throwdown with him. In the highlight videos
I saw it looks like he can throw, so I want to throw and make
it an exciting fight. I want to win of course, so if I see a
submission I’ll not pass it, but if we can keep slugging
away I’ll take that.
Going
back to the size, I’m not cutting a lot of weight for this
fight. I’ve got a new trainer who put me on a new diet and
I’m walking around lighter. I was 175lbs before I think
and now I’m 165lbs, so it’s not going to be much of
a weight advantage and Ivan for a 145lb fighter is a big guy.
MMAWeekly:
So no hitting late night McDonalds with big Ben Rothwell huh?
Bart
Palaszewski: No [laughs]…I can’t remember the last
time I had McDonalds [laughs].
MMAWeekly:
How do you feel about the Silverback’s overall chances against
the Dragons?
Bart
Palaszewski: I feel good. A fight is a fight is a fight and we
have just as good of a chance as they do. You never know until
we step out there because we all have tough fights. The whole
Canadian team is really tough, but we’ve been going good
so far…we’re the defending Champions so obviously we’re
doing something right.
MMAWeekly:
One thing many people have noticed this season compared to last
is that teams are fallowing the Silverbacks’ suit and are
beginning to train together on a more consistent basis. How important
do you feel it’s been that you guys all train together?
Bart
Palaszewski: I think it’s very important. This whole thing
is a “team” competition, that tells you right there.
Training together is important because of team comradery; everybody
being friends and brothers is what we’re looking for. Everybody
can coach each other, point out each other’s mistakes and
work on them, and get each other’s spirits up before and
after the fights.
There’s
five different weight classes, so we can’t all train physically
together, but we’re all watching out for each other and
keeping a close eye out for each other. Every fight is important
and if one person loses a fight you could lose in your bracket
and be out for the season, so being there for each other helps
keep everyone on top of their game.
MMAWeekly:
Working with MMA living legend Pat Miletich probably doesn’t
hurt either.
Bart
Palaszewski: It’s great because Pat’s been there, done
that, he’s been a champ and he knows everything about the
sport. It’s great to have him as a coach because he’s
got great jiu-jitsu, wrestling and stand-up and a great eye for
coaching which is really important.
Coaching
I think is harder than being a fighter because you’ve got
to keep your eye on 20-30 guys and remember who makes mistakes
and make sure they clean it up and he’s really great at
that. He points out every little detail and mistakes I make and
really stays on top of us and make sure if something needs to
get done it gets done.
MMAWeekly:
Of course it’s got to be motivating knowing that if you
do screw up he’ll kick your butt himself if he has to right?
Bart
Palaszewski: I don’t know about “motivation,”
but “fear” maybe [laughs].
MMAWeekly:
Funny stuff Bart, thanks for taking the time, we always appreciate
it. Is there anything you’d like to say as we head out?
Bart
Palaszewski: First of all I want to thank Pat Miletich for training
me…thanks to all my teammates for staying on top of me.
Thanks to my other coaches Jeff Curran back in Chicago…Dr.
Doug Mango my stand-up coach…Dave Davis at Dave’s Speed
Center [www.MCSSC.com], he’s a great guy and my strength
and speed has gone through the roof.
For
the fans out there, just come out and support the IFL. I think
it’s one of the greatest organizations out there, if not
the greatest already. I’m ready to fight, I want to get
some recognition and I think beating Menjivar will do that for
me.
Source: MMA Weekly
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AMAZING
UFC 66 TRAVEL PACKAGE & OTHER ITEMS BEING AUCTIONED
by Randy Harris for The Bennett Family
Randy Harris of Talking Sports Radio has put together an auction
for Ryan Bennett's family. In his ongoing efforts to help out
Ryan’s family, Randy has been obtaining more items to put
up for auction on eBay.
CURRENT
ITEMS BEING AUCTIONED
RYAN BENNETT MEMORIAL FUND ON eBay
-An
amazing “NEW YEAR’S EXTRAVAGANZA” TRAVEL PACKAGE
FROM JOE ROGAN including air for two to Las Vegas, hotel at either
MGM Grand or Mandalay Bay, Joe’s personal tickets to the
UFC on December 30th, tickets to Joe’s comedy show at House
of Blues after the UFC, meet Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell, signed
items from Tito and Chuck, and more. Hurry, the bidding on this
stunning package ends Saturday, November 4th!
-Big
John McCarthy worn and signed UFC 8: David vs. Goliath Shirt
-Pride
Final Conflict poster signed by Wanderlei Silva, Fedor Emelianenko,
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and more
-T-shirt
worn and signed by Yushin Okami from UFC 64
-T-shirt
worn and signed by Clay Guida from UFC 64
UPCOMING
ITEMS TO BE AUCTIONED INCLUDE:
-Items
from UFC 65
-Items
from Pride “The Real Deal” in Las Vegas
-Items
from Jens Pulver
ANY
FIGHTER WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN DONATING TO THE MEMORIAL AUCTION
PLEASE CONTACT RANDY HARRIS AT tampabayradio@aol.com
Some
of the items that have already been auctioned include:
-Chuck Liddell signed UFC 62 fight gloves worn in his title defense
against Renato "Babalu" Sobral
-Forrest
Griffin signed UFC 62 fight shorts worn in the rematch with Stephan
Bonnar
-Stephan
Bonnar signed UFC 62 fighter credential
-Pat
Miletich signed UFC 62 credential
-Forrest
Griffin UFC 62 signed hat
-Forrest
Griffin fight used autographed glove
-Many
signed, used items from Hermes Franca from UFC 61 & 62
-Quinton
"Rampage" Jackson's WFA chain
-Ivan
Salaverry's autographed, worn fight shorts from his WFA fight
-Chris
Leben's autographed fight shorts
-UFC
60 full poster signed by Matt Hughes, Royce Gracie, and everyone
else on the card
-UFC
59 full poster signed by Tim Sylvia, Andrei Arlovski, Tito Ortiz,
Forrest Griffin and everyone else on the card
-Tito
Ortiz signed beanie worn to the Octagon at Ortiz-Shamrock 3
-Tito
Ortiz signed shirt worn to the Octagon at Ortiz-Shamrock 3
-BJ
Penn signed shirt worn to the Matt Hughes fight at UFC 63
-Melvin
Guillard signed UFC 63 Fight Gloves
If
you have a favorite fighter or player, let Randy know and he
will get something from them to auction off. You can check out
the www.myspace.com/ryan_bennett_memorial site that Randy has
set up to check out all sorts of tributes to Ryan.
ALL
PROCEEDS from the auctioned items goes directly to the Bennett
Family Fund.
ANY
FIGHTERS OR PERSONALITIES THAT WISH TO HELP OUT AND DONATE ITEMS
FOR AUCTION:
Please
mail any auction items to:
Ryan Bennett Charity Auction
PO Box 1363
Pinellas Park, FL 33780
To
get in touch with Randy Harris, please email him at: tampabayradio@aol.com
Source: MMA Weekly
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STYLE
WARS: RETURN OF THE STRIKERS
As UFC 35 came to a close on January 11, 2002, a glance at the
list of UFC champions at the time indicated something of a convergence
of styles. In an era dominated by ground fighters, Randy Couture,
Tito Ortiz, Matt Hughes and Murilo Bustamante stood on top of
the heap mainly due to their work on the mat rather than their
efforts on the feet. Lightweight champ Jens Pulver, a stand-up
fighter, stood out as the exception rather than the rule.
Now,
nearly five years and 30 numbered UFC events later, the championship
landscape looks quite different. Chuck Liddell and Tim Sylvia
reign over their divisions on the strength of powerful striking
and takedown defense while Anderson Silva has just shown America
what technical mastery of Muay Thai can do inside the Octagon.
If
George St. Pierre can best Matt Hughes and Sylvia can hold off
Jeff Monson next month at UFC 65, the roster of UFC belt holders
will be a perfect reverse image of itself circa 2002: Four champions
well-versed in striking, with the lightweight champ, wrestler
Sean Sherk, standing as the odd fighter out.
Empirically,
trends like this exist in every sport where successful strategies
lead to counter-strategies. There was a time when it looked like
bruising running backs like Christian Okoye and Craig “Ironhead”
Hayworth would run roughshod over the NFL. Naturally, teams adjusted
by employing larger defensive linemen to stuff the run. This
in turn led to greater use of versatile, pass-catching backs,
which led to a revival of the 3-4 defensive set, etc., etc.
The
same could be seen as happening at the elite level of MMA, where
the balance of power seems to have swung back in favor of strikers.
Having learned to sprawl effectively, avoid submissions and get
up quickly if taken to the ground, the elite strikers have employed
a strategy that allows them to stay upright just long enough
to deliver a finishing blow.
It
has been said that 80% of fights end up on the ground, but 100%
of fights start on the feet. If a fighter can’t keep a superior
striker down – it’s been a year since either Chuck
Liddell or Mirko CroCop was on his back for any appreciable amount
of time – it’s only a matter of time before that fighter
takes an unscheduled nap.
The
implications of this trend are especially profound for the UFC.
Witnessing the shambles that is the American boxing, kickboxing
and Muay Thai scene, it is no surprise that the best strikers
in the world come from other countries.
Unfortunately,
the UFC has made a devil’s bargain: On the one hand, it
would undoubtedly prefer to have personable, eloquent English-speaking
champions. On the other hand, it has fed its newest fans a steady
diet of striking-heavy matches, touted Griffin vs. Bonnar as
one of the greatest fights ever, and has produced four separate
volumes of Ultimate Knockouts while having no such highlight
reel for submissions. Chicks might dig the long ball, but new
UFC fans dig the KO. So with new and casual fans thirsting for
superior strikers rather than slick submission artists or masters
of the ground and pound, where is the UFC to turn?
Facing
the reality that the fighters most likely to thrill its fans
are foreign-born and given the generally superior level of striking
of those international athletes, the UFC may soon be looking
to employ some more translators.
In
the longer term, it is reasonable to assume that wrestlers will
adjust their techniques, training regimens and game plans to
reflect a new reality, just as NFL defenses did. The dominant
participatory contact sport among American youth is still amateur
wrestling, and as MMA grows in popularity, we could see a greater
number of elite wrestlers transition to mixed martial arts.
The
UFC has already broached this trend through “The Ultimate
Fighter,” which included one relatively raw but superlative
wrestler in each of its first three seasons. While it remains
to be seen whether inserting Josh Koscheck (two pre-TUF fights),
Rashad Evans (five pre-TUF fights) and Matt Hamill (one pre-TUF
fight) into the UFC at such an early stage in their development
will help or hurt their careers, it is certain that including
wrestlers of their caliber in the organization brings preeminence
in the UFC a little closer to the side of the grappling.
In
the end, the true beneficiaries of the tug-of-war between competing
styles are MMA fans, regardless of the repercussions for the
UFC’s marketing department in the immediate future.
Both
strikers and wrestlers can produce exhilarating fights and we
are likely to see a greater number of exciting fights as the
quality of MMA fighters improves.
For
now, with striking the way it is and the UFC showing a willingness
to bring in top international talent to face its champions, it
gives fans the opportunity to cheer for the best fighter, independent
of his nationality.
No
matter what the post-fight interview sounds like, fans will cheer
if the fighter is good and his fights are exciting. After all,
everyone punches in the same language.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Quote
of the Day
"Wear
your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not
pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one."
Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773, British Statesman and Diplomat
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Palolo
Boxing Card Results
USA BOXING
HAWAII ASSOCIATION INC.
PALOLO B.C. AND KAWANO B.C. PRESENTS THE
2ND ANNUAL CLINT SHELTON MEMORIAL MATCH EVENT
OCTOBER 28, 2006, AT PALOLO DISTRICT PARK
RED
CORNER WEIGHTS BLUE CORNER
AGE 3 ROUNDS AGE
1).
Tristen Kamaka 10 WON- DEC 65 Jarmes Hashimoto 11
Unattached 1 min. Palolo
2). Kekoa Kapule-Balasi 9 85 Jordaan Salas 10 WON - DEC.
Waipahu 1 min. Ewa Beach
3). Kalei McShane 13 100 Jensen Juan 14 WON- DEC.
Ewa Beach 1 1/2 min. Kalakaua
4). Arnold Dinong 12 WON- DEC 115 Zachary Manangan 12
Waipahu 1 min. Southside
5). Shane Dulatre 19 112 Shane Rellez 20 WON- DEC.
Niimoto 2 min. Wailuku
6). Davin Kim 17 125 Robert Saito 17 WON- RSC (Referee
Ewa Beach 2 min. Southside Stop Contest)
7). Daven Arce 16 152 Joshua Nakagawa 15 WON- DEC.
Ewa Beach 2 min. Southside
------15 MINUTE INTERMISSION- AWARD TO CLINT SHELTON FAMILY------
8). Shane Kaleiwahea- Cuban 21 WON- DEC. 175 Ashley Hooks 25
Evolution 2 min. Wailuku
SEMI-MAIN EVENT
9). Dustin Doshier 23 201 Andrew Matsuda 25 WON- DEC.
Kalakaua 2 min. Kawano
MAIN EVENT
10). Frank Pojsl 29 WON- DEC. 201+ Daly Tipoti 23 Palolo 2 min.
Kawano
Outstanding
Boxer Award - Sponsored by Red Lions University Robert Saito
Outstanding J.O. Boxer Award - Matt Taufetee _____Arnold Dinong
Sportsmanship Award- Sponsored by Red Lions University _Shane
Dulatre
J.O. Sportsmanship Award- Sponsored by Hawaiian Fight Gear._
Zach Manangan
Outstanding Bout Award - Sponsored by Old Republic and Kalakaua
B.C._Daly
_Tipoti vs Frank Pojsl_.
Special Thanks, to our Volunteers - Dr. Myles Suehiro M.D., HPD
Officer Daryl Takata, Shelton Family, Coaches, Boxers, Officials,
Door People, Concession Staff, Ralph Martin, Red Bull, Andy Cruz,
and "YOU" our Boxing Fans. Thank You Again.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF CLINTON ANDREW JOSEPH SHELTON.
OCTOBER 7, 1982 - OCTOBER 8, 2005
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Update
on Gurgel & Franklin
Jorge Gurgel spoke exclusively with MaxFighting about surgery,
his new school, and Rich Franklin.
MaxFighting
friend and respected jiu jitsu black belt Jorge Gurgel spoke
with us today to inform us that he had a successful surgery.
Before his fight with Danny Abbadi, which he won by unanimous
decision, Gurgel tore his ACL during training. This was extremely
disheartening to hear being that he already had his MCL and ACL
replaced on his other leg just recently. He jokingly told MaxFighting
that he now had two "bionic legs". Always in good spirits,
Gurgel was upbeat about the situation and said, "this will
allow me to focus on the business side of things now". He
was referring to the referee duties he frequently performs, the
seminars he often holds, and the brand new facility he had built
near Cincinatti, OH.
The
facility has a full range of state of the art training machines
and several different environments in which to workout in. There
are many fighters, including former middleweight champion Rich
Franklin that train there on a regular basis. He almost always
has other UFC fighters there to work out with him and he has
an open door policy to all who wish to train in MMA.
Jorge
also told us that Rich was recovering nicely from his surgery
and they are both back home in Ohio waiting to heal up and train
again. The two friends had surgery on the same day, Jorge on
his knee and Rich on his nose that was injured in the Anderson
Silva fight. They spent six days in initial recovery and although
Jorge was in some pain he was looking forward to fighting again.......as
soon as the doctor's clear him of course. He told MaxFighting
that he would be out of action for six months, which is May,
2007.
He
finished up the conversation wishing to thank all of the people
who supported him and wished to express his appreciation for
all of the support shown for Franklin after his tough loss.
Jorge
has invited MaxFighting to the grand opening of his new MMA academy
and we will be there to cover the event. You can bet on that.
Source: Maxfighting
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Battle
of the HeavyWeights
Blazing with momentum and popularity, BodogFight - the cutting
edge mixed martial arts showcase of digital entertainment mogul
Calvin Ayre - sends heavyweight competitors Mark Burch and Mario
Rinaldi into battle Tuesday night on the Men's Outdoor and Recreation
channel, DISH network, Comcast, Cox, Time Warner and online at
www.bodogfight.com.
"Mark
and Mario are BodogFight’s largest specimens to date, not
only in physical stature but in character as well," said
Calvin Ayre, founder of the Bodog.com Entertainment Group that
includes acclaimed music label Bodog Music, responsible for the
BodogFight soundtrack. "Both are hard-working, hard-hitting
athletes here to make a statement about their toughness. The
opportunity to represent their country in the USA versus Russia
pay-per-view event has been at the forefront of their training
agenda - this bout determines who goes on and who goes home."
Burch
brings his striking style and 7-1 record to this bout with a
serious mindset. His involvement with BodogFight represents a
life-changing opportunity. A win against Rinaldi would be even
sweeter than his most notable victory to date – a decision
over Polish olympic wrestler and two-time national champion,
Adam Maciejewski.
Rinaldi’s
MMA experience is vastly different to that of Burch’s. A
former collegiate wrestler at Delaware State University, Rinaldi
has overcome injury to prove himself as a worthy Brazilian jiu-jitsu
combatant with a perfect 3-0 MMA record. Viewers will be captivated
with his entertaining demeanor and explosive in-the-ring prowess,
which includes his signature victory back flips.
Which
of the combatants will be crowned the BodogFight favorite fighter?
Viewers will soon be able to cast their vote for the $50,000
prize at www.bodogfight.com, where biographies of all the fighters,
exclusive footage, unedited interviews and confrontations are
available and updated each week. Each of the episodes will air
simultaneously on the Men's Outdoor and Recreation channel and
on BodogFight.com.
At
the forefront of the international MMA scene, the BodogFight
series is available in 43 million homes across America on Men’s
Outdoor and Recreation, DISH Network, Comcast, Cox, Time Warner
and online for world-viewers at BodogFights’s official website,
www.bodogfight.com . Elimination battles, behind-the-scenes training,
interviews with fighters, a soundtrack featuring Bodog Music
artists and lifestyle segments compose the weekly one-hour BodogFight
episodes. The final PPV main event will take place later this
year, featuring a ten bout fight card consisting of three super
fights and the highly-anticipated USA vs. Russia showdown.
About
Bodog.com Entertainment Group
Bodog.com
, based out of San Jose, Costa Rica, is federally licensed by
the Costa Rican and UK governments. Bodog.com Entertainment Group
Founder Calvin Ayre, recognized as a world authority on branding
in digital entertainment, was featured on the cover of Forbes
magazine's recent best-selling "Billionaires" issue.
Bodog.com also has a thriving online community, which includes
history-making World Series of Poker Main Event champion Jamie
Gold (www.bodog.com/poker). Bodog.com Entertainment Group offers
a host of entertainment services, including: online gaming (Bodog.com);
an international record label (Bodog Music.com); a million-dollar
band search competition ( BodogBattleoftheBands.com); a publishing
division (with an online magazine, BodogNation.com, and blog,
BodogBeat.com); an events department renowned for producing parties
that are stunning, chic and celebrity-filled; and an international
television production division, which produces reality television
series, such as BodogFight (BodogFight.com) and Calvin Ayre Wild
Card Poker (CalvinAyre.com ). For more information, contact Media
Relations at 1-866-892-3371, or pr@bodog.com. BODOG is a registered
trademark of Bodog.com Entertainment Group.
Source: Maxfighting
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IFL
to Award Rings
NEW
YORK, October 24, 2006 -- The International Fight League (IFL)
today announced that it will become the first fight organization
to award the five team members and the coach of the annual season
championship team with custom-designed rings. The awarding of
rings to the league champion is a time-honored tradition in American
team sports. The first full 11 date IFL season will begin in
the first quarter of 2007, with the schedule to be announced
shortly.
"We
are very excited to be able to present all members of our championship
team with a custom-designed ring," said IFL co-founder and
Commissioner Kurt Otto. "The notion of playing for that
championship ring is something fans and competitors in every
team sport can clearly understand, and by awarding rings to our
champions, it makes the IFL team concept a little clearer to
the sports fan and gives each athlete something very unique in
fight sports to aim for."
The
rings were originally designed by Otto, who has also developed
the logos for many of the IFL teams, utilizing his graphic design
background. The detail includes 10 diamonds in 10-carat gold
surrounding the IFL logo in gold inlay in the center. The winning
team, athlete name and championship year will be featured on
each side.
About
the IFL
Founded in 2005 by Kurt Otto, a real estate investor and a life-long
martial arts participant and Gareb Shamus, chairman of Wizard
Entertainment Group, the International Fight League™ (IFL)
was created to establish a centralized and structured organization
that brings the power and influence of the mixed martial arts
industry together. On August 25, 2006, IFL entered into an Agreement
and Plan of Merger with Paligent, Inc. (PGNT:OTCBB), pursuant
to which IFL would emerge as the surviving entity. For further
information regarding the merger, contact Paligent at (212) 755-5461.
For more information on the IFL, go to www.IFL.tv.
Source: IFL
|
Quote
of the Day
"Great
achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is nevër
the result of selfishness."
Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, American Speaker/Motivational Writer/Author
of "Think and Grow Rich"
|
RIP
Chris Johnson
One
of our students and friends for years passed away last Saturday
at Sandy Beach. He was in the paper last Thursday. Chris was
a happy go lucky guy that always was in a good mood and even
could bring you up when he was not feeling that well. He probably
lived more in his short 31 years than many people in their lifetime.
He had phenominal Jiu-Jitsu technique and was one of those guys
that could disappear for 6 months and then come back and be just
as good as when he left. I use to call him Houdini because he
had a nack of getting out of submissions. Both of his older brothers
Mark and Jeff also took Jiu-Jitsu and Mark is currently a black
belt under Helio Soneca of Gracie Barra so they all had Jiu-Jitsu
in their blood. Chris will be missed by us and our Jiu-Jitsu
family.
The
Johnson family are having a funeral tonight at 7:00 pm at the
United Church of Christ on 1666 Moth-Smith St.
Posted on: Thursday,
October 26, 2006
Perils of Sandy
Beach
By Dan Nakaso
Advertiser Staff Writer
Sharing photographs
and stories about Kane'ohe resident Chris Johnson, who died bodyboarding
at Sandy Beach, are, from left, his brothers Jeff and Mark, his
father, Bud, his fiancee, Andrea Esquibel, and his mother, Sandra.
A bodyboarder negotiated
one of the big waves that rolled in yesterday at Sandy Beach.
BRUCE ASATO | The
Honolulu Advertiser
Chris Johnson was
an experienced bodyboarder who tackled big surf.
Chris Johnson learned
to drive a stick shift so he could get to Sandy Beach as a Kailua
teenager, kissed his girlfriend for the first time there, proposed
to her in August under a full moon at Sandys and, last Saturday,
died there while bodyboarding.
Johnson's mother,
Sandra, worried about the youngest of her three boys perhaps
more than other moms. As a nursing manager at Kuakini Medical
Center, she knows all too well about the broken necks and twisted
backs that Sandys claims.
"That was his
love and I knew he wouldn't stop going there," she said
yesterday, just before she and her family made arrangements for
her son's funeral Saturday night at Community of Christ Church.
"I asked him to be extra careful and not take any undue
chances. He just said, 'Don't worry, mom.'"
John Clark, who
wrote the acclaimed "Beaches of Hawai'i" books series
and recently retired as deputy chief of the Honolulu Fire Department,
said the fact that Johnson was an experienced waterman, championship
bodyboarder and knew his limits in the ocean only underscores
how treacherous Sandys can be when O'ahu's South Shore is pounding.
"Whether you're
board surfing or bodysurfing there, you really have to know what
you're doing," he said. "You really have to be good."
Yesterday, the National
Weather Service forecast 4- to 6-foot waves along the South Shore
that should last through Monday. So lifeguards at Sandys yesterday
planted red flags in the sand and warned beginners to stay out
of the water.
Clark worked for
two years as a lifeguard at Sandys in the 1970s and saw "a
lot of really bad cuts, a lot of dislocations, a lot of limb
breaks, like arms and legs. Sandys is so shallow and it's got
a steep powerful wave that breaks on very shallow water. At low
tide, a lot of times it looks like you're coming down on dry
sand."
Seven people drowned
at Sandys from 1993 through 2005, according to Dan Galanis, epidemiologist
of the state Department of Health's injury prevention and control
program. Only one drowning — in 1996 — involved a surfer,
Galanis said.
Christian Morris
of Kahala and John Felice of Waialua, both surfing instructors
and photographers with the Hans Hedemann Surf School, stared
into the surf yesterday and considered the dangers of Sandys.
Morris has suffered
too many reef and rock scrapes to count. "That happens every
time you go out," Morris said. "And I've twisted my
back, too. But I don't really think about dying. If it's your
passion, you're always going to be in the water."
But Phil Wilson,
a taxidermist tourist from Wasilla, Alaska, learned his lesson
10 years ago at Sandys.
He bodyboarded near
Waikiki, went looking for more challenging waves and heard about
Sandys for the first time.
"The lifeguards
said, 'Don't go in.' Like an idiot, I did," Wilson said.
"I got pounded in the sand and bloodied both my knees. After
that I got out of the water and never went back in."
Johnson, 31, was
well aware of his limits, said his family and fiancee, Andrea
Esquibel, 25.
While he was happy
to jump into 8-foot waves, Johnson would stay out with Esquibel
on 12-foot days on the North Shore.
"He would say,
'It's too big. Can't handle,'" Esquibel said.
Johnson grew up
in Kailua, a clever kid who liked to play soccer and baseball.
But by the time he got to Kalaheo High School, surfing, bodyboarding
and the beach had become the focus of his life.
All of the Johnsons
— Bud, Sandra, and older brothers Mark and Jeff — loved
the beach. But none of them burned for it like Chris.
"He would never
get out of the water," Mark said.
After he graduated
from Kalaheo in 1993, Bud and Sandra argued with their youngest
child about going to college in Colorado — away from the
beach lifestyle he loved.
"We wanted
to get him into an atmosphere that would hopefully attract him
to other things," Bud said. "He didn't want to go to
college but our contract was that he agreed to go for two years
and after that if he wanted to quit, he'd quit. So after two
years, he quit. And he became a snowboard bum."
For the next five
years, Johnson worked various jobs like short order cook or installing
coaxial cable — while taking surfing vacations to places
like Mexico and entering bodyboarding contests at artificial
wave parks, which he won.
When he came back
home to Kailua, Johnson enrolled at Windward Community College
and got various jobs, like delivering pizzas for the 'Aikahi
Pizza Hut.
There, Johnson met
Esquibel, a cook, and his life started to slowly change.
They eventually
moved in together, bought a house in Kane'ohe and three years
ago Johnson began to pursue a career in real estate with unusual
passion.
Then in August,
after dinner, he took Esquibel to Sandy Beach where he had previously
buried a plastic red box in the sand. He dug out the box, pulled
out a candy blow-pop ring and got down on one knee.
Then he produced
a real engagement ring — one that Esquibel and he had seen
at Tiffany & Co.
On Saturday, Esquibel
was sitting at a Sandys lifeguard stand when someone ran up and
told the lifeguards that a bodyboarder was in trouble and had
gotten separated from his leash.
Johnson's brother,
Mark, said he understood that the accident happened at the Sandys
break called Half Point.
But a Honolulu Police
Department incident log said Johnson hit his head at Pipe Littles,
"a super shallow wave where you take off right in front
of this rocky point," Clark said. "If you get caught
in the barrel and you don't make it past the rocks, when you
wipe out, you're going right onto the rocks."
When she saw Johnson's
legs and boardshorts from the back of the ambulance, Esquibel
dropped to the ground.
Sandra Johnson said
the irony is that her son had found other, more important things
beyond life at the beach.
He had originally
disagreed with his mother about becoming an organ donor. Only
after his death on Saturday did she learn that Johnson, on his
own, had quietly changed the donor status on his driver's license
on his birthday in June.
"The beach
was still important but so were other things all of a sudden,"
Sandra Johnson said, reaching over and touching Esquibel. "The
beach wasn't everything anymore."
Advertiser staff writers Peter Boylan and Mike Gordon contributed
to this report.
Reach Dan Nakaso
at dnakaso@honoluluadvertiser.com.
Source: Honolulu Advertiser |
Boxing
at Palolo Gym Tonight!
USA BOXING
HAWAII ASSOCIATION INC.
PALOLO B.C. AND KAWANO B.C. PRESENTS THE
2ND ANNUAL CLINT SHELTON MEMORIAL MATCH EVENT
OCTOBER 28, 2006, AT PALOLO DISTRICT PARK
RED
CORNER WEIGHTS BLUE CORNER
AGE 3 ROUNDS AGE
1).
Tristen Kamaka 10 65 Jarmes Hashimoto 11
Unattached 1 min. Palolo
2). Kekoa Kapule-Balasi 9 85 Jordaan Salas 10
Waipahu 1 min. Ewa Beach
3). Kalei McShane 13 100 Jensen Juan 14
Ewa Beach 1 1/2 min. Kalakaua
4). Arnold Dinong 12 115 Zachary Manangan 12
Waipahu 1 min. Southside
5). Shane Dulatre 19 112 Shane Rellez 20
Niimoto 2 min. Wailuku
6). Davin Kim 17 125 Robert Saito 17
Ewa Beach 2 min. Southside
7). Daven Arce 16 152 Joshua Nakagawa 15
Ewa Beach 2 min. Southside
------15 MINUTE INTERMISSION- AWARD TO CLINT SHELTON FAMILY------
8). Shane Kaleiwahea- Cuban 21 175 Ashley Hooks 25 Evolution
2 min. Wailuku
SEMI-MAIN EVENT
9). Dustin Doshier 23 201 Andrew Matsuda 25
Kalakaua 2 min. Kawano
MAIN EVENT
10). Frank Pojsl 29 201+ Daly Tipoti 23 Palolo 2 min. Kawano
Outstanding
Boxer Award - Sponsored by Red Lions University _______________
Outstanding J.O. Boxer Award - Matt Taufetee ___________________________
Sportsmanship Award- Sponsored by Red Lions University ________________
J.O. Sportsmanship Award- Sponsored by Hawaiian Fight Gear.______________
Outstanding Bout Award - Sponsored by Old Republic and Kalakaua
B.C._______
______________________________
Special Thanks, to our Volunteers - Dr. Myles Suehiro M.D., HPD
Officer Daryl Takata, Shelton Family, Coaches, Boxers, Officials,
Door People, Concession Staff, Ralph Martin, Red Bull, Andy Cruz,
and "YOU" our Boxing Fans. Thank You Again.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF CLINTON ANDREW JOSEPH SHELTON.
OCTOBER 7, 1982 - OCTOBER 8, 2005
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The
Ultimate Fighter 4: The First Middleweight Advances to Finals
They recap the Carter vs. Serra fight and I was proud of Matt
a little more after watching it. Serra spent a lot of time helping
others this season and it was good to see him get a win for himself.
In
the house a plot starts to form out of boredom in Pete Spratt's
mind and it involves running head first in to a wall. His intention
is to bust through it wearing football shoulder pads and a helmet.
He measured the wall with his eyes on the inside and on the outside
of the house preparing the blueprint for his stunt. Why he would
choose a wall that leads to the backyard I have no idea. It would
have been easier for him to break down an inside wall, but hey........who
doesn't want to see someone break themselves in half, right?
Mikey
Burnett decides he has had enough of the talk and takes the mission
on himself to make it through the wall. Only, Mikey decides to
go without any protective gear. Unless, of course you count the
swimming goggles he is wearing. The first attempt, started in
a traditional football three point stance, makes some small holes
in the wall and sends Mikey to the ground for his efforts. The
second and third shots introduce Burnett to a metal stud that
refuses to give an inch. Mikey cuts himself on the final attempt
and settles for the damage he has managed to do both to himself
and the house.
The
fighters of TUF 4 are given a rare opportunity to watch the season
3 Ultimate Fighter finale live on television. This gives them
some great insight as to what the finals are going to be like
for them and puts a different perspective on things now that
they can see the light at the end of the tunnel get a little
closer. The show fires Pete Sell up and some of the other fighters
as well. I thought that this was a very interesting thing for
the UFC to do since none of the other seasons got to see something
like this.
They didn't get the opportunity to see the previous seasons finalists
fight and win or to see the prizes awarded that they themselves
are fighting for.
It must have been a great thing for all of the semi-finalists,
but a nightmare for the ones who have already lost and are forced
to see what could have been.
Dana
was right on the money in his questioning Pete Sell's choice
to fight Travis Lutter. Sure, he's being loyal to Patrick Cote,
but even my wife Sarah knew this was a terrible match-up for
him. I guarantee that his jiu jitsu coach Matt Serra knew this
too, but prepared Sell anyways. Chuck Liddell came out and trained
with Pete and you could tell that Sell was very impressed with
the UFC light heavyweight champion's demeanor and advice.
Chuck helps him with takedown defenses and the proper distancing
for striking when your opponent is against the fence. Sell looks
like he is absorbing this like a sponge, but how much of this
will he remember inside the Octagon when it is fight time?
Back
at the house Shonie Carter starts doing one of my favorite things
and starts throwing cards to pass the time. Before you know it
the whole house gets involved, but they are terrible at it and
can't defend themselves against Shonie's semi-accurate throwing.
Shortly after the start of Shonie's card attack they discover
that there are paper plates handy and hurl those back at their
assailant. Paper plates followed by poker chips and a nice assortment
of domestic weaponry are sent hurtling towards Carter who doesn't
flinch at all. It all escalates in to a giant war inside the
house when Rich Clementi appears with a homemade cardboard shield
strapped to his arm. They make Mikey Burnett a giant cardboard
helmet that they secure very, very, very tightly with tape around
his body. Ice cream, then Twinkies, and just about every food
in the refrigerator is utilized as an instrument of destruction
during the all out food fight. Hiding behind couches, they unleash
barrage after barrage of food until Mikey Burnett's gigantic
helmet gets hit one too many times and he surrenders. The house
is completely wrecked as Travis Lutter makes his way out to train......alone.
Because
he is the only one in the semi-finals left from team no love
he is off to the gym to train by himself. Mark Delagrotte works
out with him and expresses his faith in Lutter's abilities and
chances to win. Travis is all business and although I don't think
he will ever be champion, I believe he may win a few more fights
in the UFC.
Fight
day comes and they waste no time.
Round
1 - Pete Sell and Travis Lutter exchange jabs and I actually
thought for a moment that we were going to see Lutter stand with
Sell. He proves me wrong after they lock-up and he takes down
Sell with little to no resistance.
Lutter is much bigger and stronger than Pete and it showed in
this fight.
Lutter passes Sell's guard easily several times in this round.
He attempts a kimura, an arm bar, and then unleashes some good
ground and pound that cuts Sell right before the round ends.
Winner
of round 1 - Travis Lutter
Round
2- Sell just lets his hands go and narrowly misses landing an
uppercut that would have put the lights out for Travis had it
connected. Lutter gets the takedown exactly as he did in the
first round. Sell does manage to force guard on Travis who is
obviously a little gassed and goes in to lay and pray mode for
about 30 seconds before attempting another arm bar. Lutter passes
guard and starts his ground and pound again before attempting
an Americana that almost finishes the fight had he locked it
in. Pete Sell survives another round.
Winner
of round 2 - Travis Lutter
Round
3- Lutter gets the takedown in precisely the same manner as he
did in the first two rounds. Travis almost immediately gets the
mount and starts more ground and pound after Pete fights to get
him in the guard. Big John McCarthy stands them up and Lutter
takes it right back to the ground. More ground and pound finishes
the fight with Pete where he was the entire fight and that's
on his back.
Winner
of round 3 - Travis Lutter
Winner
of the first middleweight semi-final and moving on to the finals
- Travis Lutter
I
bet this fight would have was scored 30-24 with all three rounds
going 10-8 for Lutter. Sell had NOTHING in this fight to offer
against Lutter's ground game. I thought that Lutter would be
able to finish him, but my hat is off to Pete for putting up
some good defense against submissions.
It
was a decent fight, but it will not help the ratings and this
episode should be well below the 1.2 rating that the Serra vs.
Carter fight got on the previous episode.
Source: Maxfighting
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PrideFC
Makes A Triumphant Debut on U.S. Soil
Las Vegas, Nevada - Pride Fighting Championship brought their
brand of MMA stateside to the Thomas and Mack Center on Saturday
October 21st. For a company in financial turmoil, the finished
product came across looking both well planned and successfully
executed. Fedor Emelianenko showed no sign of ring rust, in his
second round win over Mark Coleman. Mauricio Shogun Rua made
quick work of Kevin Randleman. American Josh Barnett was able
to avoid an upset in his return to U.S soil.
Pride
Heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko walked away victorious
in his first fight in nearly a year. Veteran Mark Coleman was
determined from the opening bell, but proved to be overmatched
after two rounds of action. Fedor’s superior hand speed
overwhelmed the wrestler with strikes in the early going. Coleman’s
game plan to take the fight to the mat was stopped by Fedor throughout
the fight. A hook uppercut combo rocked Coleman early in the
fight and opened up a nasty cut just under his left eye.
In
the second round Coleman finally scored a takedown, but was unable
to capitalize from the top position. The closing moments of the
main event showed why Fedor is the unquestioned number heavyweight
in the world. Fedor’s quickness and in-ring I.Q allowed
him to grip Coleman’s arm, spin and secure the arm bar submission
at the 1:15 mark of round two. Fedor ran his Pride record to
13-0 and Mark Coleman added this valiant effort to his already
Hall of Fame career.
The
man whose arm was broken by Coleman, Mauricio Shogun Rua also
made his return to the ring after an extended layoff. His opponent
Kevin Randleman fought for the first time since October of 2005.
Randleman’s overexcitement and aggression proved to be his
downfall yet again.
Unable
to contain himself even during the referee instructions, Randleman
immediately rushed Rua and secured the takedown seconds into
the match. The cerebral Rua upon hitting the canvas showed off
his well versed leg submissions. First catching Randleman in
a heel hook, and then converting that into an ankle lock. The
lower body strength of Randleman made him a difficult opponent
to submit, but Shogun’s third leg lock attempt would be
the one that counted. The Chute Boxe fighter sealed the deal
at the 2:35 mark of round number one with a kneebar.
Fresh
off his impressive performance in the Open Weight Grand Prix,
Josh Barnett returned to the United States for the first time
since he was crowned UFC heavyweight champion in 2002.
Barnett
looked sluggish for the first round as his opponent Pawel Nastula
controlled him both in the clinch and on the ground. The judo
fighter in only his fourth MMA fight was on his way to an upset
win, after six minutes of action. Nastula even got the best of
Barnett on his feet, as the Polish fighter rocked Barnett with
a combination of punches. The takedown that followed must have
woken Barnett up. After a few tense moments with Nastula in side
control, Barnett swept and rolled into the north-south position,
finishing the fight with an ankle lock submission. The surprising
end to the fight swayed the Vegas crowd that booed during the
early portions of this fight.
The
Eric “Butterbean” Esch vs. Sean O’Haire fight
turned out as expected. When a former pro wrestler with little
MMA experience, fights an experienced (all be it past his prime)
boxer, the results usually end up being: via strikes and less
than 30 seconds in length. A solid right followed by five to
six strikes to the head resulted in an easy victory for Butterbean
in roughly 29 seconds.
The
only fight this evening to go the distance saw a rejuvenated
Dan Henderson control Vitor Belfort for 15 minutes of combat.
Fighting at 196 lbs. Henderson did what he does best, throw strikes
on the feet and score takedowns that rack up points. Belfort
except for brief stints in the first and third round, showed
little resistance, and this was reflected in the judges’
unanimous decision. Henderson was announced the winner and Belfort
left looking noticeably distraught at his performance.
Phil
Baroni was able to put personal problems aside and walk away
from the ring with another win on his record. Baroni came in
with an excellent game plan against former pro boxer Yosuke Nishijima.
Once the fight started Baroni quickly secured a takedown after
Nishijima missed with a haymaker. On the ground Baroni gained
side control and landed a few punches before he forced Nishijima
to tap via a kimura. Baroni by submission, who could of called
that?
The
first two fights of the evening saw Robbie Lawler and Kazuhiro
Nakamura both win in impressive fashion. Nakamura showcased his
submission defense and his lethal strikes in his second round
TKO of Canadian fighter Travis Galbraith.
Oh
and if you took a early bathroom break or went to scope out what
snack you could grab from your kitchen, then you may have missed
the first fight of the night between Robbie Lawler and Joey Villasenor.
A left leg kick connected early and was then followed by a flying
knee that scored the highlight reel finish for Lawler. That simple
and that fast, welcome to Pride FC Robbie Lawler.
Source: Maxfighting
|
Quote
of the Day
"Everything
becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud."
Hermann Hesse, 1877-1962, German Writer and Nobel Prïze
Winner
|
AKIYAMA
VS. SAKURABA
K-1
held a press conference in Tokyo to officially announce the matchup
of Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Kazushi Sakuraba for their card on December
31st.
Here
are the matchups that have been announced so far for the card:
Kazushi
Sakuraba vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama
Genki Sudo vs. Norifumi 'Kid' Yamamoto
Akebono vs. Musashi
Kaoru Uno vs. Hideo Tokoro
Katsuhiko Nagata vs. Ken Kaneko
Source: Fight Sport |
OFFICIAL
PRIDE 32 PAY SCALE
There
have been some educated guesses made about the fighter's pay
scale at Pride 32 but FS 24-7 can confirm that our figures came
from the horse's mouth, from a contact at Best Buy.
Total
Attendence - 11,727 - Paid Attendence 10,527
Robbie
Lawler $48,000
Joey Villasenor $32,500
Kazuhiro Nakamura $117,000
Travis Galbraith $10,000
Phil Baroni $100,000
Yosuke Nishijima $25,000
Dan Henderson $140,000
Vitor Belfort $83,000
Eric Esch $70,000
Sean O'Haire $12,000
Josh Barnett $145,000
Pawel Nastula $40,000
Mauricio Rua $140,000
Kevin Randleman $80,000
Fedor Emelianenko $1,050,000
Mark Coleman $105,000
Source: Fight Sport |
PRIDE
VEGAS IS A HIT WITH THE US MEDIA
Fedor
Emelianenko (left) defeating Mark Coleman in the main event of
last night's PRIDE 32 card in Las vegas.
Dave
Meltzer of 'The Wrestling Observer' reports the following regarding
yesterday's PRIDE show in Las Vegas:
"The
lasting feeling when this was over is if PRIDE had television
in the U.S., the way they were able to tell the story of the
main event, and with the production of the show itself, UFC and
WWE would be playing catch-up within a year.
As
good as you think UFC has been, and as professional in putting
on a show as WWE looks, this really exposed just how far advanced
the Japanese really are at this." -Dave Meltzer
Editor's
note: Keep in mind that Former-Boxercize-Instructor-turned-UFC
president Dana White has referred to Dave Meltzer as "the
only guy who gets his reporting right".
Source: Fight Sport |
MAINSTREAM
ARTICLE ON PRIDE USA PARTNER ED FISHMAN
Courtesy
of 'Casino Player':
Inside
the Mind of Ed Fishman
A candid conversation with gaming's savviest marketer
By Basil Nestor
Mention
Steve Wynn, Donald Trump or Benny Binion and most casino players
instantly know that you're talking about a legend in the gaming
business. Merv Griffin and Bob Stupak conjure nods of recognition.
But bring up Ed Fishman and the typical reaction is, "Who?"
Open
your wallet or purse and fish out your slot club card. Ed invented
it. His company, Players Club International, revolutionized the
world of casino comps. Ed also created the modern gambling tournament.
Have you ever taken a credit card advance from a brightly-lit
casino cash machine? That was Ed's idea, too. Riverboat casinos?
Ed was a pioneer. The magazine you hold in your hands? Ed was
one of its founders.
So
why isn't Ed Fishman smiling from billboards and chatting with
Letterman? Some casino entrepreneurs do that, but it's not Ed's
style. He prefers to have celebrity business partners (like Chuck
Norris) do the press conferences. Meanwhile, Ed is moving very
fast, like a blur, bouncing from one cutting-edge project to
the next.
I
recently managed to get Ed to sit relatively still. He only took
three international calls and received two guests during our
one-hour meeting. The wiry, gravel-voiced 56-year-old entrepreneur
was characteristically more interested in discussing his current
projects than gambling history, but I managed to get him focused
on the past. Here are some of the stories he shared during sixty
hyperactive minutes.
Ed's
first job out of high school in the early 1960's was in Los Angeles,
booking contestants for game shows. He had the enviable task
of approaching attractive women and telling them he could put
them on television. Ten years later he was writing and producing
his own programs. One of them, "Dealer's Choice," was
taped in Las Vegas.
"I
literally couldn't wait for the cameras to go off so I could
get to the tables. I was a great player for the casino because
I had no discipline. So if I was playing at Caesars and I happened
to have a winning streak, all of a sudden I would see in my mind
the sign over Caesars changing to Fishman's. By the time I was
finished I didn't have money for the valet.
"After
taking lessons from Ken Uston and others on counting cards and
team play, I realized that I didn't have it. I don't have the
discipline to sit around and wait until everything is right.
But I loved the business, so I took my game show experience and
my love of gambling and made a game right there."
The
"game" that Ed organized was the world's first blackjack
tournament. Top prize was $75,000. It was held at the Sahara
hotel on December 14, 1978.
"I
didn't realize you could bowl down Las Vegas Boulevard at that
time of year. It was one of the worst times, no rodeo or conventions.
But through trial and error we ended up with 1,408 people. They
came from seven countries. NBC sports covered the whole event.
My dad was at the registration desk, and my brother, a lot of
friends. It was like a golf tournament, people came a few days
early to practice their blackjack. The casino loved us."
Suddenly,
Ed was in the gaming business. He organized more tournaments
for the Sahara and eventually expanded to other properties, and
formatted the tournament concept to craps, roulette, slots and
baccarat.
"We
developed a tremendous database, which we learned real fast was
important to find out about the person. What do they like? What
do they do? Where do they live? How do they have free time to
come mid-week to play? The database is the software that runs
the industry. Get to know the players."
Nobody
else was collecting this type of information in the late 1970's,
and Ed found himself regarded as something of a casino guru.
He started a consulting company and began work for Resorts in
Atlantic City. There he did more market research and learned
some research techniques from another industry wizard, Steve
Wynn.
"How
do you measure which buses were better when you had one or two
thousand buses coming in every day to Atlantic City? How do you
measure which one will play more? I remember one time Steve went
on the bus himself and said, 'I will give you whatever you brought.
Empty your pockets and I will double your money.' He did this
just to find out what they had in their pockets."
Not
to be outdone, Ed followed his subjects into the bathroom.
"Forty
people get off a bus, do you know where they go? The first person
goes to the bathroom and everybody else follows like sheep. Finally,
I talked Jack Davis (then president of Resorts) into putting
advertising in the stalls 'what's new today, what kind of machines.'
Those were fun things for someone who did what I did. I loved
finding out what the player wanted. High rollers were not my
business. My business was the average person."
Ed
also noticed that the average person wasn't getting comps. The
only slot premiums at the time were ticket-based (like old-style
arcade games). Real comps simply didn't exist for slots and low-limit
table players.
"I
saw the market always skewing to the high-end guy betting heavy,
when the real money was coming from the mass of people coming
down once a week. They weren't getting comps. They didn't know
how to get comps. And thus started Players Club."
By
joining Players Club, members received discounted casino hotel
rooms in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, restaurant and show discounts,
airline packages, a newsletter and special seasonal offers. In
retrospect, these premiums might seem a bit mundane compared
to the total-cashback-rewards-platinum style of modern comp programs,
but in the early 1980's, Players Club was it. Ed hired Telly
Savalas, TV's "Kojak," to be the Players Club spokesman.
Savalas would say, "Tell 'em Telly sent you." Players
Club soon had over 350,000 members.
Nice,
but Ed wasn't satisfied. Remember, he was a player. He noticed
that ATM's have relatively low limits. People who wanted to wager
more had to either carry cash or play only at casinos where they
had a credit line. How do you grab someone who wanders into a
new casino? How do you keep people playing if they've spent the
money they were carrying?
"Really,
the fuel in the casino is cash. I was seeing people run out of
money, and I saw there was this (credit card) cash machine, hidden
usually in the back of the cage. People weren't being exposed
to it."
Ed
put together a deal and introduced the first casino credit card
cash machines that players could access directly. Once again,
it was an obvious concept and a quantum leap. Ed simply had a
knack for putting things together.
His
next move was in the early 1990's when he sold Players Club and
his other businesses and partnered with Merv Griffin to develop
riverboat casinos. At that time, many established casino operators
were skeptical about this new type of venue.
"Most
of them said, 'Riverboats? Oh that's nice Ed. Go play in the
river. Have a good time.'"
Players
Riverboat Casino in Metropolis, Illinois (one of the first casino
riverboats in the nation), cost $21 million. Players International
earned that money back in the first year. Other properties followed
in Louisiana and Missouri.
"By
the end of the decade, all the soothsayers who had said 'riverboats
do not make money' were involved, all the big boys. What cost
us $21 million in Metropolis was now costing them $150 million
or $200 million for the same thing. They were bidding against
each other for what they would build."
Ed
figured it was again time to move. Players International was
eventually sold to Harrah's for $425 million. Not a bad chunk
of change.
Of
course, the road to those riches wasn't all hearts and flowers.
The sale could have easily topped one-half billion, but Players
stumbled badly in Nevada. They spent $80 million to build Players
Island in Mesquite. And for the first time, Ed threw a party
and no one came. The property was sold two years later for only
$30.5 million. Players also had problems in Louisiana. The casinos
were popular, but the company was forced to pay $10.8 million
to the state for actions related to the scandal involving former
Governor Edwin Edwards. Players was not a target of the investigation,
and they fully cooperated with regulators, but the murky waters
of Louisiana politics cost the company money and credibility.
And
Ed is still smarting over another missed opportunity.
"The
president of Foxwoods, Al Luciani, called me and asked me to
invest, and I said, 'Indian gaming in Connecticut? Would that
really work?' The things I've passed up have turned out to be
like that, the biggest casino in the world. I'll always remember
that call. So it hasn't always gone like it's a genius sitting
here."
But
it has gone that way more often than not. Ed's vision for the
next big thing in gaming is, as always, an obvious concept. And
nobody is doing it yet.
"I'm
fascinated with Internet gaming, if and when it is ever regulated...
I dream of having a tournament some day where instead of being
limited to the number of blackjack tables I have, I could have
200,000 people playing all over the world in a slot tournament,
or a blackjack tournament, or a roulette tournament. Where else
can you get that?"
Nowhere
else. Only from the mind of Ed Fishman.
Source: Fight Sport |
Quote
of the Day
"He
who knows that enough is enough will always have enough."
Lao Tzu, 6th century B.C., Chinese Mystic Philosopher |
USA
BOXING HAWAII ASSOCIATION INC.
PALOLO B.C. AND KAWANO B.C. PRESENTS THE
2ND ANNUAL
CLINT SHELTON MEMORIAL MATCH EVENT
OCTOBER 28, 2006
Tentative Schedule Updated Oct. 24
Bouts start at 6:30 PM
RED
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3 ROUNDS - 2 MINUTES
1).
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Waipahu 06/08/96 Palolo 08/23/95
2). Arnold Dinong 12/117 (5+) Zachary Manangan 12/115 (5+)
Waipahu 06/24/94 Southside 12/03/93
3) Davin Arce 16/152 (1) Adam Strickland 16/155 (0)
Ewa Beach 07/11/90 Southside 01/26/90
4). Joshua Nichols 15/148 (6) Joshua Nakagawa 14/147 (2)
PearlSide 11/06/90 Southside 11/24/91
5). Shane Dulatre 19/112 (0) Shane Rellez 20/116 (2)
Niimoto Wailuku 03/30/84
6). James Dreyden 25/165 (1) Nainoa Seitz 17/170 (1)
Evolution 09/12/81 Palolo 03/13/89
7). Davin Kim 17/125 (3) Robert Saito 17/125 (1)
Ewa Beach 10/07/89 Southside 02/09/89
8). Shane Kaleiwahea- Cuban 21/178 (1) Ashley Hooks 170 (2)
Evolution 12/18/84 Wailuku 11/20/80
9). Dustin ????? 195 (0) Andrew Matsuda 199 (1)
Kalakaua Kawano 0414/81
10). Frank Pojsl 250 (0) Daly Tipoti 290 (1)
Palolo Kawano 11/10/82
11). Michael Cuban Jr. 29/170 (1) Darius Ursua 175 (2)
Evolution 08/30/77 Palolo
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Time
for elbows to go
I
think it is time to get rid of elbows from MMA.
There.
I said it.
I
have been a fan of MMA since the UFC advertised itself as having
no rules. I watched sport through the years when Mark Coleman
was head butting opponents' faces into a bloody pulp, and I cannot
tell you how many times I have seen the highlight of Babalu soccer
kicking a sprawled out Brad Kohler in the head. I am not squeamish
about fighting or blood. But I want to see elbows banned from
MMA.
I
have not always felt this way. I attended the California State
Athletic Commission hearings in 2000 that established the rules
that were the basis for today's unified MMA rules. The commissioners
had proposed a ban on elbows and I was very concerned that they
were going to ruin the sport. So, I was relieved when the MMA
advocates were able to limit the regulations' ban to only point
of the elbow strikes.
On
the other hand, I have long been in favor of rules changes that
have helped turn the spectacle of NHB to the accepted sport of
MMA. I remember giving Jeremy Horn and Matt Hughes a ride from
a Fresno fight show to Los Angeles Airport, and discussing the
(then new) rules in American MMA that banned kicking or kneeing
an opponent who is on the ground. Horn felt very emphatically
that fighters know what they are getting into before the step
into the ring or cage, and the rules should not be changed to
water down the sport. I told him that it was the introduction
of rules such as these that were going to enable the sport of
MMA to gain acceptance so fighters can earn a living. Horn had
a good point, but I was right about the rules being better for
the sport.
I
think elbows hurt the sport of MMA.
Take
the recent Sean Sherk vs. Kenny Florian fight. Sherk dominated
the fight for 5 rounds. But in the second round, Florian landed
an elbow to Sherk's forehead while Sherk was in his guard. The
elbow did not look like it stunned Sherk, however it opened up
a cut on the vein in Sherk's forehead that did not stop bleeding
until Sherk received stitches in the hospital after the fight.
It would have been a shame if Sherk, who was clearly the superior
fighter, ended up losing the fight because of that cut.
I
like fights that end with a "lucky" knockout or a "fluke"
submission. There is finality to those fights - one fighter catches
the other fair and square. But fights that end because of cuts
caused by elbows just leave me disappointed, as if we never get
to see who the better fighter is. All we got was a lot of blood
and unsatisfied fans.
What
is even more frustrating is hearing fighters talk about how they
train specifically to open up cuts with elbows, and they use
that as their main tactic rather than try to submit or knock
out their opponents. Those fighters are trying to win a fight
legitimately and within the rules, but also in a way that leaves
fans feeling that they did not get their money's worth.
So,
I am saying something I thought I would never say. I would like
to get rid of elbows from MMA.
Source: Whaledog
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Thales
to fight Dane in UFC
Martin Kampmann is his 11/11 foe
Unable to fight at Ultimate Fight Night 7, held October 10th,
due to a delay in obtaining his U.S. visa, Brazil’s Thales
Leites told GRACIEMAG.com that he has already regularized his
situation and is more than confirmed for the next installment
of the event held by the UFC, scheduled November11th.
During
a training session in Dede Pederneiras’s academy, the Nova
Uniao black-belt revealed that his opponent is going to be Denmark’s
Martin Kampmann, whose record shows 13 wins and two losses. Thales
is undefeated in nine bouts, having beat Jose Pele Landi-Jons
in his latest MMA performance at Jungle Fight 6, last April.
Source: Gracie Magazine
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Running
’em over
Semifinalist in Bushido’s GP, Paulo Filho lets his commentator’s
knack loose and guarantees: ‘You won’t see me back
away’
By Marcelo Dunlop
Be it in Nagoya, Japan, where he won his 13th consecutive MMA
bout on August 26, or on a bucolic farm between Minas Gerais
and Rio de Janeiro, where he enjoyed few days of deserved vacation
after Bushido 12, Paulão takes no rest: he makes sure
he is surrounded by beasts. In Pride’s 83-kg tournament,
where he advanced to the semifinal, the Brazilian Top Teamer
now has the company of Denis Kang, from ATT, Akihiro Gono and
Kazuo Misaki – the latter defeated the category’s champion,
Dan Henderson, after a short season training with Ricardo Cachorrao
in New Jersey.
“I’ve
come to see my gladiators,” says the judo, Jiu-Jitsu black-belt,
by telephone, from his ranch in Visconde do Rio Branco, while
he walks amongst some 40 dogs. The daily consumption there amount
to two huge bags of ration, but these are times of wealth: the
ranch’s owner, Ricardo “Cebola,” along with another
pupil of Paulo’s, called “Lambreta,” recently
won gold in a Jiu-Jitsu championship nearby, in Vicosa. What
makes the teacher even more excited about making, exclusively
to GRACIEMAG.com, an analysis of his opponents in the 83-kg GP
and comments about the front and backstage action of Bushido’s
latest installment, as well as the defeats of Minotauro and Wanderlei
in the open-weight Grand Prix. Check out the various subjects
explored, or at least what we managed to heat despite all the
barking.
Paulo,
the savior?
I don’t care about the responsibility, now that Brazilians
have been losing the latest matches. In the race for the Bushido
belt, I’ve got to do my part. There is one thing the Gracies
have always said and that I grew up learning: “Winning and
losing are parts of it all – what you can’t do is sag.”
The fighter cannot be a giver-upper. So this is what I guarantee:
you won’t see me back away. I’m going to try to take
down and get my grips in. The rest I leave to God.
Fishing
for the ‘Piranha’
Ryo “Piranha” Chonan has been scaring some guys off,
he’s been fighting well, and he even went to the U.S. to
train, so I was told. To me, he went to the wrong place, he should
have come to get some Jiu-Jitsu from the source. In the fight,
I easily got a takedown, got some room to mount, aimed at the
arm and waited for him to try and leap to the left. And that
was it.
Submitting
again after a year
People demand a lot, but in the round of 16, against France’s
Gregory [Bouchelaghem] I was ill with lung problems. I have bronchitis,
and after I began with a stomp and a takedown, I realized scared
that my stamina had run out. “I’m dead,” I thought.
So I had to control the guy, who is much more technical than
Chonan, for instance. He didn’t try the crazy leap the Japanese
attempted, leaving the arm undefended. The Franchman is tough
as nails, he’d lose to few of those guys.
Fighting
a friend for the belt
Denis Kang, of ATT, is my friend, I really like him, but a fight
is a fight. When the showdown begins, we’ll have to fight
like lions. It’s already settled with Pride that each of
us is going to start the night against a Japanese fighter. If
it’s God’s wish, we’ll meet in the final. He is
very dangerous and for sure the fight will start off tense. But
then we’ll be friends again, life goes on.
Cro
Cop absolute champion
The result of Wanderlei vs Cro Cop was something I expected.
Cro Cop is a striker, Wanderlei is from the lower weight class
and must have needed to gain a lot of weight. But I’d take
the fight too. Well, he did make a lot of money, but it was an
awful knockout.
Minotauro’s
defeat
I knew it would be a difficult fight, because Barnett is a lot
heavier, with a similar, competent ground game. My worry lay
in him controlling Minotauro to the end like he did, because
think he had enough resources to threaten Minotauro with, for
he is infinitely more technical than Barnett. The difference
in size and weight was determinant for this result, which by
the way was dubious. If the fight had one more round there’s
be no way out: Minotauro is a bloodhound, he can stand a huge
amount of pressure and in the end turns the table.
Arona
We didn’t train much together before our fights, but we
talked very much about them, about using pure Jiu-Jitsu, etc.
Arona is the best athlete in Pride under 93kg. That loss to Shogun,
in the 2005 GP’s final, was a fatality. By the end of the
year Arona will have proved this.
Shogun
I want to fight him, of course. If he wants to avenge his brother
Ninja, he just has to warn me and I’ll go up to 100kg in
a second. Then he’ll see what real pressure feels like,
because he took on Arona in a bad shape. Doesn’t he defend
muay thai? I want to see his muay thai when things start to look
ugly.
Other
Brazilians in Bushido
I really liked Cristiano Marcello’s bout, he performed Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu very well and he showed he is very technical. Luciano
azevedo started out well, but the weight of experience made a
difference: Sakurai is very experience and, as soon as he found
room for it, he opened that cut on Luciano.
Japanese
obstacles
Gono and Misaki are two great adversaries. They’ve been
performing well, but I think it’s gonna be Denis and Paulo
in the final. Misaki has been training with Cachorrao, but that’s
okay. I’m totally opposed to foreigners coming to learn
from us, but I think Cachorrao won’t be able to teach, in
a few weeks, all I’ve learned in my life.
Henderson
out
When I saw Henderson’s first fight with Misaki I found it
very balanced. So between them it’s always gonna be tough,
it was no huge surprise. Misaki has an annoying game, that gives
Henderson some trouble. He’s a valiant man who wants to
fight anyway, so I think I won’t have trouble controlling
him. I don’t see how he ca submit me, and knockouts are
unpredictable. If one comes flying at your chin there’s
nothing you can do. But I doubt it.
Source: Gracie Magazine
|
Quote
of the Day
"The
one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience."
Atticus Finch from the book "To Kill a Mockingbird,"
written by Harper Lee
|
NAGA
Hawaii
on Jan 14th Has A Venue
On the NAGA website, the poster for the NAGA Hawaii grappling
tournament states that the event will be held at St. Louis High
School Gymnasium. An official annoucement via their newsletter
has not been released, but this is a positive sign that the tournament
that has took a hiatus in Hawaii due to a lack of venue is back.
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The
Quest for Champions
|
Strikeforce
"Triple Threat" on December 8th
Rumor has it 808 Fight Factory's Bryson Kamaka may be on this card.
Tickets for Strikeforce "Triple Threat" on December
8th at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California go on sale this
Monday. The poster lists Cung Le, Paul Buentello, Daniel Puder,
Josh Thomson, Gilbert Melendez and Bobby Southworth for the show.
Frank Shamrock has stated that he will fight Phil Baroni at this
event.
Current
Fight Card:
- Frank Shamrock vs. Phil Baroni
- Cung Le vs. TBA
- Paul Buentello vs. TBA
- Daniel Puder vs. TBA
- Josh Thomson vs. TBA
- Gilbert Melendez vs. TBA
- Bobby Southworth vs. TBA
Source: MMA Fighting
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Wallid
Ismail creates a MMA league
Creator of the Jungle Fight and the first athlete to be professional
fighter of the world, Wallid Ismail cames with more one new fact
for the MMA world. The Carlson Gracie black belt just created
the Mized Martial Arts World League (MMAWL), a league that promises
to revolutionize the MMA by the internet. 'The academies will
do MMA events inside of their own academies and we will send
them the equipment for they can have it on air by the internet
alive. This league will be opened for all the academies, a big
one or a small one, from all over the world. That will be a great
revolution for the sport, this is something phenomenal!', explains
Wallid, who talks about the positive points of his new product.
-
The athlete will be observed by event's promoters from all over
the world. This league will give the athletes some opportunities
and it will be a place of new and good talents. There are many
people training in small academies that doesn't have much opportunities
and with this league they will can how their job and get some
sponsorship and bouts from all over the world - comments Wallid,
who has already the first academy for October. 'I negotiated
with great academies and soon we will divulgate the date and
the name of the event that they will choose'.
Wallid
guarantees that is already negotiating with big academies from
all over the world, including from Brazil. The signature price
to access the internet will be divulgated soon. Who is interested
about this new league, contact the promoter Wallid Ismail by
the email info@mmawl.com.
Source: Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
"The
purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies,
can continue growing as we continue to live."
Mortimer Adler, 1902-2001, American Philosopher and Author
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SUMA
Matches On the SUMA Website
Check out
the new
SUMA site
for the Nov 4th match-ups.
Here are
the air times for the half hour documentary on Kickboxing and
the show consists of footage and interviews with Ron Jhun, Kaleo
Kwan and Chris West. Special thanks to NRG TV OC-16 and Fighters
Club TV for their dedication to Local Boys and Kickboxing. See
everyone Nov.4th @ the Blaisdell Arena 6:30pm!
OC-16
Monday
10-23 6am 11:30am
Wednesday 10-25 5:30am 2:30pm
Thursday 10-26 9:30am
Friday 10-27 8:30am
1:00pm 8:30pm
Saturday 10-28 9:30am
Sunday 10-29 11pm
Monday 10-30 6am 11:30am
Wednesday 11-1 5:30am 2:30pm
Thursday 11-2 9:30am
Friday 11-3 8:30am
Saturday 11-4 9:30am
K-5
Thursday
10-26 11pm
Monday 10-30 11pm
Tuesday 10-31 11pm
Thursday 11-2 11pm
Friday 11-3 11pm
Log
on to www.standupmartialarts.com for more information until then
it's all about knock-outs.
Source: Event Promoter
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Anderson
Silva: The new UFC champion
By André Araújo
Anderson Silva faced at Mandala Bay the danger fighter Rich Franklin
at last October 14th. With technique, the BJJ black belt of Rodrigo
Minotauro didn't need to take the fight to the ground, defining
him at the first round. 'He answered all the attacks. I did kick
him and he did kick me.but when I got his neck.', said Anderson
explaining the clinch, movement that was the main blow to him
to become the champion of the category half-medium. Back to Brazil,
Anderson did an exclusive interview to website TATAME. Check
out the complete conversation:
How
do you analyze your fight against Franklin?
I was well trained and I believe that I did have some luck since
the beginning. I did wait the right moment to impose my own game.
Rich likes the exchanging game and he accepted to do the game
with me. Actually, I think that was my day and I was the champion.
I brought this title to Brazil. This is our heading!
You
guys studied a lot each game in the beginning of the fight. did
he scare you at some moment?
I think we studied the games a lot and we did respect a lot each
other. At this time he answered all my attacks. I kicked him
and he kicked me. but he did an elbow blow that I felt. But when
I got his neck.
When
you did the clinch, you used a lot of knee blows to break his
game. Which moment do you think he felt?
I am not sure, but I believe that he felt in the first knee blows
that I did in his back. But just after that I attacked him under
his face. Actually I did my game and I waited him to open so
I could do my knee blows.
How
was the pressure of all the Madalay Bay supporting your opponent?
Well, I can put up with that again. In England, everyone was
against me and then they did change their size. In Japan or in
any place I can put up with pressure. I know this physiological
pressure from that comes from the audience. I know I am there
to do a job and I will do in my best way.
But
after that, the audience did support you, right?
Yeah, everyone did talk to me, apologizing and asking me to take
some pictures and autographs. The reception here in Brazil was
very nice. I came home, received a lot of phone calls from my
family and my friends. I went to mom' house to see her.
What
about your plans for the future? Where we will see Silva in action?
Now I want to relax and recoup myself from my injuries. I will
wait a new invitation to be back to the octagon again, probably
to defend this belt. There is nothing right yet, but something
says to me that I have some chances to be back already on December.
Source: Tatame
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Changes
in New Jersery's Weigh-in Procedures
Going to a 30 day, 7 day and prior day weigh-in
PRESS RELEASE
From: Commissioner Hazzard
Date: October 17, 2006
Subject:
Weigh-Ins for Championship Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, and Kickboxing
Matches
This
agency has been fortunate in that fighters involved in recent
world championship contests held in Atlantic City have not had
trouble making weight at the weigh-in held the day prior to competition.
However, we are aware of the weigh-in problems that have occurred
in jurisdictions outside of New Jersey. These weigh-in problems
at championship fights held elsewhere have caused us to review
our championship weigh-in policy. We have discussed this matter
with staff, medical personnel and reviewed media articles on
the subject.
In
summary, we agree with the WBC and Mr. Jose Sulaiman that a 30
day and 7 day weigh-in should be held in addition to the customary
weigh-in prior to championship bouts. Although this idea originated
with the WBC and not with us, we are always open to the ideas
of others and encourage other commissions to be open to such
credible ideas as well. We do believe that New Jersey will be
the first state to require that the WBC weigh-in procedure be
followed. This agency will institute this new weigh-in policy
for all championship bouts held in New Jersey after January 1,
2007.
The
contestants will be able to be weigh-in at the nearest recognized
athletic commission. The fighters will not be mandated to travel
to New Jersey 30 days and 7 days prior to the bout. For example,
if the fighter is training in California for a championship bout
to be held in Atlantic City, that fighter could go to the California
commission to weigh-in 30 days and 7 days prior to the bout.
If the commission is unable or unwilling to weigh the fighter,
arrangements can be made at another state facility or be certified
by a licensed physician.
At
the 30 day weigh-in, a fighter cannot weigh over 10% of his or
her contract weight. At the seven day weigh-in, a fighter must
be within 5% of his or her contract weight.
Unfortunately,
it seems that certain championship caliber fighters are in the
habit of dieting and using steam rooms, saunas and associated
tactics in the week prior to the fight in order to make weight.
Subsequent to the customary weigh-in, these same fighters gorge
themselves with liquids and nutritional substances to attempt
to regain proper physical stability to compete. This type of
practice has a negative effect on a fighter's short and long
term health. Further, such a threat to a professional's health
and safety must be eliminated. This new weigh-in procedure would
not be necessary if championship caliber fighter's conducted
themselves like absolute professionals and stayed in competition
shape year round and at or near their fighting weight.
We
do not agree that moving the weigh-in to the day of the event
is the proper solution. In theory, we agree with the concept,
but the practical reality dictates the opposite conclusion. A
weigh -in on the day of the event will only increase the chances
of seeing a dehydrated fighter competing during the event. While
this approach may be successful in other sports like amateur
or collegiate wrestling, these competitors are not subject to
repeated blows to the head and are not trained by individuals
who derive substantial revenue from a percentage of the fighter's
purse.
It
is my hope that by enacting this mandate, professional combative
sports contestants will place a greater emphasis on weight maintenance.
I believe that this procedure will enhance the health and safety
of the fighter (which, as regulators, should always be our
primary focus) as well as the image of these sports.
As
boxing attorney Pat English, Esq. has recently stated on this
subject, there is a problem that is real and needs to be addressed.
We agree with Mr. English's comments that this solution is a
partial answer and is not perfect, but something needs to be
done.
This
policy will also go into effect on January 1, 2007 for world
class caliber professional mixed martial arts and kick boxing
contests held here.
Source: Nick Lembo, New Jersey State Athletic Board
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K-1
World Grand Prix 2006 Final in Tokyo fight card
The K-1 World Grand Prix final takes place at the Tokyo Dome
on December 2. The semifinals and finals happens the same night
to crown the 2006 Grand Prix champion.
-
K-1 World GP Quarterfinal: Semmy Schilt vs. Jerome LeBanner
- K-1 World GP Quarterfinal: Ernesto Hoost vs. Chalid “Die
Faust” Arrab
- K-1 World GP Quarterfinal: Ruslan Karaev vs. Glaube Feitosa
- K-1 World GP Quarterfinal: Remy Bonjasky vs. Stefan Leko
- Reserve Bout: Peter Aerts vs. Musashi
- Reserve Bout: Hong-Man Choi vs. Ray Sefo
- Super Fight: Badr Hari vs. TBA
K-1
World Grand Prix History:
2006: To Be Determined
2005: Semmy Schilt
2004: Remy Bonjasky
2003: Remy Bonjasky
2002: Ernesto Hoost (4)
2001: Mark Hunt
2000: Ernesto Hoost (3)
1999: Ernesto Hoost (2)
1998: Peter Aerts (3)
1997: Ernesto Hoost
1996: Andy Hug
1995: Peter Aerts (2)
1994: Peter Aerts
1993: Branko Cikatic
Source: MMA Fighting
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The
Brazilian Notebook: MMA Industry Flourishes
by Gleidson Venga (gvenga@sherdog.com)
Mixed martial arts fans all over Brazil stopped whatever it was
they were doing on October 7. That’s because Super Challenge,
nicknamed the Brazilian PRIDE, promoted the largest event in
this country’s history. We will go over the results.
There
is a growing expectation around the challenges that Brazilian
fighters will face before the end of the year. Vitor Belfort
attempts to remind American fans why he was known as “The
Phenom.” Pedro Rizzo wants to find a way to find victory
against a really tough guy. We talk with Jose Landi-Jons, a man
who holds a knockout over none other than Matt Hughes, to talk
about his recent win in Slovenia.
And
to complete this notebook, we are excited because MMA is conquering
large spaces in the Brazilian press, with two renamed athletes
writing weekly columns to two newspapers of Brazil.
Vitor
Belfort Arrives in U.S. for PRIDE “Real Deal”
Last
Monday Vitor Belfort arrived in the U.S. where he will face Dan
Henderson this Saturday on PRIDE’s first American card.
Before leaving Brazil, “The Phenom” spent several days
training with his old friends, brothers Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
Belfort
stated that he will go into the ring prepared to fight for all
or nothing against Henderson, and he will try to knock out the
PRIDE 183-pound champion.
The
former UFC star also said that though a fight with Wanderlei
Silva is just rumor at this point, he would be honored to face
Silva for a second time.
Jiu-Jitsu
steals the spotlight on Super Challenge
The
most anticipated event in recent years in Brazil took place October
7 and Super Challenge accomplished what it promised. The tremendous
MMA event included two electrifying tournaments, as well as two
super fights.
The
event’s production was covered in the media, giving a big
support to the athletes and the press. In the crowd, names like
Rodrigo “Minotauro,” Rogerio “Minotoro,”
Wanderlei Silva and Pedro Rizzo offered evidence to the heights
that his event had reached.
In
the 73-kg tournament, Jean Silva opened by knocking out excellent
BJJ fighter Leonardo Santos in less than one minute. Silva’s
opponent in the semifinals was Milton Vieira, who submitted Johnny
Eduardo in his first match.
The
fight was a classic BTT vs. Chute Boxe bout, and it was one of
the better fights that night. With both fighters exchanging positions,
Silva won via judges’ decision while conquering the crowd
with his style, which was reminiscent of Genki Sudo.
But
the biggest name of the night was Fabricio Cames, who was contacted
just 15 days before the event to replace the injured Rodrigo
Damm. “Morango” (“strawberry” in English)
defeated the favorite Luciano Azevedo in the semifinals by judges’
decision. And in the finals he ran over Jean Silva by attacking
him in the ground.
A
Royler Gracie black belt, “Morango” submitted his opponent
in the end of the first round by armlock, winning the prize of
R$35,000 (approximately $15,000 U.S.).
Demian
Maia was another BJJ fighter to win a title, this one coming
in the 83-kg tournament. Maia won three matches using all of
his techniques, submitting two opponents and beating a third
by judges’ decision.
The
big surprise on this tournament was the elimination of the favorite
Alexandre Ferreira in his first match. “Cacareco” faced
Felipe Arinelli, a student of Alexandre Franca Nogueira. Ferreira
couldn’t find himself during the fight, as he watched his
opponent run over him, losing by unanimous decision to “Mongo.”
In
the first of the super-fights, Jorge Patino stopped his archrival
Roberto Godoi in the stopped round. Also in female fight, the
reigning most feared girl in Brazil, Vanessa Porto, submitted
the young Juliana Aguiar by arm-triangle choke.
“Pele”
speaks about his victory in Slovenia
Jose
Landi-Jons (Pictures) is one of the most experienced Brazilian
fighters in his country’s history. On September 30, “Pele”
fought in the World Free-Fight Challenge in Slovenia against
Russian Alexander Shlemenko.
The
Brazilian won by judges’ decision, and told us about the
fight. “Jesus, that was a insane fight,” he said. “The
Russian was fighting very well, but I was better. There was a
moment when I took him down that he complained, ‘Aren’t
you a Muay Thai fighter?’ At this point the Muay Thai spoke
higher in my heart, and my strategy was gone.”
“Pele”
used his low kicks to hurt his opponent, punishing Shlemenko
throughout the fight. The following day, Pele talked about his
battered Russian opponent. “He has his both hands broke
[resting] in gypsum,” Landi-Jons said. “I never saw
hands in gypsum in my life, and his leg was very wounded; he
had difficulty to walk.”
“Minotauro”
and Arona attack as journalists
“Minotauro”
Nogueira and Ricardo Arona are enjoying their prestige in Brazil.
And now they’re promoting MMA throughout the country in
a new way: writing columns for newspapers.
“Minotauro”
made his print debut in the Jornal do Sports, a famous sportive
diary journal based in Rio de Janeiro, while Arona wrote a weekly
column called “Living on the Edge” for the newspaper
O Fluminense.
Pedro
Rizzo will probably face Heath Herring in WFA
Pedro
Rizzo had a commitment to face an American fighter at "Beatdown
in Bakersfield" on Nov. 17, but a nose injury forced him
out of this fight.
Now,
the Ruas Vale Tudo athlete seems to have found a tougher challenge.
Rizzo will likely face Heath Herring in the main event of the
next WFA edition, December 9 in Las Vegas. Rizzo’s manager,
Jorge Guimaraes, was traveling and couldn’t be located to
confirm this fight.
News
and notes
Mauricio
Rua took his flight to the USA last Monday, where he will fight
in PRIDE against Kevin Randleman. Joining him are Chute Boxe’s
Rafael Cordeiro, Rudimar Fedrigo, Wanderlei Silva and Shogun’s
brother Murilo Rua…
Brazilian
Fabricio Werdum and Norwegian John Olav Einemo are training together
for their next challengers. Both are scheduled to fight on Too
Hot To Handle, which takes place Nov. 12 in Holland. Werdum will
fight Alexander Emelianenko, while Einemo faces James Thompson.
The fighters are training in Madrid, Spain, under the coaching
of Werdum's team. …
After
losing his debut fight in PRIDE to Pawel Nastula, Edson Drago
is going to England on Dec. 2, where he will face Gilbert Yvel
or Kristof Midoux on Cage Rage 19. …
The
most traditional MMA Brazilian event, Storm Samurai, will hold
a new event in Nov. 25 in Curitiba. The card features Cris “Cyborg”
(Evangelista Santos’ wife), Alexandre Barros, Felipe Borges
and Marlon Mathias, among others..
Source: Sherdog
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Shogun
tells his plans to 2008
Champion
of the medium Pride GP, Maurício Shogun told his plans
for the next years exclusively to website TATAME. Answering the
rumors that he would face the Pride heavy champion Emelianenko
Fedor, at Pride of the end of the year, Shogun talked about it.
-
I am listening to this for the first time, and I say that is
nothing right yet. I want to fight in the medium still in 2007
and defend my belt in the World Championship. So, I just think
about changing my weight for the heavy category in 2008 - said
Shogun, who in next October 21st, will face the American Kevin
Randleman at Pride Real Deal, with special rules.
-
I didn't have a strategy and I will just decide what I am going
to do at the time. I know that I won't attack him as the same
ways. and I am training specially for this - confirmed Shogun,
who cries: "That is a pity this kind of prohibition. In
my opinion, an elbow blow under someone's face is much harder
than a stomp", said him.
Source: Tatatme
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Quote
of the Day
"When
all else is lost, the future still remains."
Christian Nevell Bovee, 1820-1904, American Author and Lawyer
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Pride
Real Deal Results!
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV
October 21, 2006
Fedor Emelianenko def. Mark Coleman by submission (armbar) at
1:15 of Round 2
Mauricio
"Shogun" Rua def. Kevin Randleman by submission (kneebar)
at 2:35 of Round 1
Josh
Barnett def. Pawel Nastula by submission (ankle-lock) at 3:04
of Round 2
Eric
"Butterbean" Esch def. Sean O'Haire by TKO (referee
stoppage due to strikes) at 0:29 of Round 1
Dan
Henderson def. Vitor Belfort by unanimous decision
Phil
Baroni def. Yosuke Nishijima by submission (kimura) at 3:20 of
Round 1
Kazuhiro
Nakamura def. Travis Galbraith by TKO (referee stoppage due to
strikes) at 1:16 of Round 2
Robbie
Lawler def. Joey Villasenor by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes)
at 0:22 of Round 1
Source: MMA Weekly
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Pride
plans second American show
Next event scheduled for Las Vegas in February
Even
before the first show, Dream Stage Entertainment is already planning
the second Pride event in the USA. According to the Nevada Athletic
Comission, the Thomas & Mack Center is booked for the Japanese
organization on February 24th. That’s the same venue where
Prride 32 – The Real Deal is going to happen.
Still
according to the commission the UFC 67 is scheduled to happen
at the traditional Mandalay Bay Events Center on February 3rd.
Source: Gracie Magazine
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Punishment
In Paradise 14: Champions Collide
Dole Cannery Ballroom, Honolulu, Hawaii
November 24, 2006
Main
Event
Kaleo Kwan (Eastsidaz, Waimanalo) vs. Zack Rapal (Fighters Union,
Waianae)
150lbs
P.I.P Championship
Lorenzo Moreno (Bulls Pen, Kalihi) vs. Duke Saragossa (808 Fight
Factory, Wahiawa)
170lbs.
P.I.P Championship
Keoni Bryant (Jus Rush, Kailua) vs. Wayne Perrin III (Team Bigdogs,
Waianae)
160lbs
P.I.P Championship
John Visante (Sit You Down, Waianae) Vs. Ikaika Choy Fu (Jesus
Is Lord, Kailua)
135lbs.
P.I.P Championship
Bronson Mohika (808 Fight Factory, Kaneohe) vs. Domi Lopez (Team
Bigdogs, Waianae)
155lbs.
P.I.P Championship
TBA vs. Dain Agbayani (Freelance, Waipahu)
185lbs
P.I.P Chmapionship
TBA vs. Tellis (808 Fight Factory, Waipahu)
The
14 fight bout card is still being worked on, this is jus the
P.I.P. championships.
Source: Event Promoter
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Maui Taekwondo's High Level
Training Seminar Rescheduled to Nov. 10th!
HIGH LEVEL TRAINING - ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR
Date:
Friday, November 10, 2006
Time:
9:00 am
Location:
Kihei Public Charter School Auditorium - 300 Ohukai Road, #209
Kihei, Maui, Hawaii. (Overflow parking in the gravel lot at front
of complex.)
Cost:
$50 per participant. Register Here
Host:
Maui Taekwondo and Hapkido Center
More
Information: 808-875-7499 or 808-264-1564, or email your inquiries
Excellence
in Sports begins with the proper training program. Whether your
goal is to increase your agility, speed, and flexibility, to
build important skills that will improve your game advantage,
or to become an Olympic champion, the right training program
will help you achieve the best results.
Maui Taekwondo has partnered with the High Level Training Centers
to bring the Athlete Development training camps and seminars
to the Hawaiian islands. Hawaii's Taekwondo athletes will now
be able to attend valuable developmental camps that were once
only available on the mainland.
We are proud to be a part of introducing this program to our
state. Hawaii's Taekwondo athletes can look forward to several
unique camps throughout the year. The High Level Training Centers
will also be presenting the Coach Identification Seminars (AC,
Level I, etc.) right here on Maui for our Hawaii coaches.
Source: Betty Silvira Donald
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Gracie
Proving Ground
Attention Gracie Nationals Competitors:
Family and Friends will receive $5.00 off at the door
Gracie Proving Ground
Event Date: 11/11/06
Event Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Columbus, OH,
43211, United States
Phone: 800-765-6999
Event Fax:
Event Email: staff@gracieprovingground.com
Event Website: http://www.gracieprovingground.com
Event Contact: GPG Staff
More
Information
The
Pro/Am circuit qualifier for the Gracie Fighting Championships
"GFC" This new circuit will serve as the farm league
for GFC and will debut new and exciting fighters.
Event will be held at the "Ohio Expo Center-Lausche Bldg."
doors will open at 7:00 pm.
"One
of the New and exciting fighters making his Pro debut will be
Vinicius Magalhaes, SubX Champion. Saulo Ribeiro will be in his
corner to make sure his MMA debut starts out right. Gracie Proving
Ground will feature 9 Professional and 6 amateur bouts"
Source: Event Promoter
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UFC
looks to Lindland
Inside sources have informed us that the UFC has contacted Matt
Lindland to face their new Middleweight Champion, Anderson Silva.
Lindland's takedown skills and ability to take out top strikers
have the UFC intereseted in a matchup between him and the Brazilian
standup ace. After defeating Jeremy Horn and barely losing a
razor thin decision to Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Matt
has become the hot commodity at 185lbs. There are 2 factors impeding
the scheduling of this match. Number 1 is that Matt still has
a fight left in his WFA contract. The second issue is money.
So far the UFC's offers have been considered less than generous
compared to what the WFA and IFC have offered him. For Matt to
fight in the UFC he will have to completely relinquish fighting
in other organizations and he would like to be compensated accordingly.
There will be meetings between Matt and the UFC in the upcoming
days to see if these issues can be resolved and if a Anderson
Silva vs. Matt Lindland fight can become a reality.
Source: Gracie Fighter
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Cro
Cop trains in Beverly Hills
The academy of the Brazilian black belt Marcus Vinícius
de Lucia, Beverly Hills BJJ Club, in Los Angeles, received on
this Wednesday an amazing guest, the Croatian Mirko Cro Cop.
The Pride GP Open Weight champion enjoyed his trip to Los Angeles
to support the promotion of the Pride Real Deal and asked the
Brazilian to train with his pupils. Before the training, Mirko
got a TATAME edition (with his picture) at the academy and during
some conversation, while he was reading the magazine, he said
us that will probably just face Fedor next year.
-
I will do an operation in my foot and on October 26th and I won't
recoup myself until the day to face Fedor this year - explained
the Croatian. Mirko trained for almost 20 minutes with Mark Kompaneyets,
Marcus Vinícius's black belt, who really liked the Croatian
level. "He is really well on the ground, attacks a lot with
the triangle and defends himself really well, and he is also
really tough", said Mark. After taking some pictures with
his fans and do some autographs, Mirko took a shower and did
came back to his hotel with his first Vale-Tudo trainer Marcos
Jará.
Source: Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
"A
sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense
of everything else."
Bette Davis, 1908-1989, American Actress
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Beatdown
II Fight Card Today!
Posted by RWE Staff Rumble World Entertainment, Tunda Productions
and Da Beat announce the final Fight Card for this Saturday's
Rumble on the Rock Qualifier - "Beatdown II" which
will be held at the Hilo Civic Auditorium.
This
is the fourth Qualifier in a series, which included two joint
Rumble World Entertainment & Pacific Xteme Combat Pacific
Rim Qualifiers held in Guam. The second of the Guam Qualifiers
took place this past weekend on October 13, 2006 at the UOG Field
House in Mangilao.
The
Rumble on the Rock Qualifiers offer local and up & coming
fighters from around the world the opportunity to compete in
the bigger shows by testing their skills in a professional-level
environment. Rumble World Entertainment utilizes qualifier events
to scout talent for its bigger shows in Honolulu and throughout
Hawaii.
Main
Event
Ross "Da Boss" Ebanez vs Dave Rivas
Qualifiers
Jay "Excalibur" Carter vs Dave Motes
"Sugar" Shane Nelson vs Alika Ricon
Mark "Punch Drunk" Rodriguez vs David "Sick Puppy"
Hoffeld
Albert "Always Bad" Manners vs David Moreno
Mark Bonilla vs Spencer White
Arto "Paco" Woods vs Justin Buckholtz
Phil Maldonado vs Nalu
Kawika Ferreira vs Jermaine Estabilio
Shane Pacarro vs Bronson DeLima
Source: Rumble World Entertainment
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Stand
Up Martial Arts (SUMA) 3 Fight Card
Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii
November 4, 2006
Chris Willems (Team Thunda) vs. Isiah Ganaban (Westside Connections)
Sadhu Bott (HMC) vs. Lorenzo Moreno (Bulls Pen)
Randy Rivera (HMC) vs. Makoa Hanaike (Team MMAD)
Koa Ramos (Eastsidaz) vs. Spencer White (Team Submit)
Derek Dumlao (808 Fight Factory) vs.TBA (Smith Taekwondo)
TBA vs. Kaipo Cayetano (Smith Taekwondo)
Jay Carter (BJ Penn Academy) vs. Luke Riddering (Team Pit)
Harris Sarmiento (808 Fight Factory) vs. James Martinez (Team
MMAD)
Mike Aina (BJ Penn Academy) vs. Kimo Lee (Federation KoKo)
Main
Events:
Kaleo Kwan (Eastsidaz, SUMA Champion) vs. Ryan Roy (Fairtex Muay
Thai)
Chris West (HMC, SUMA Champion) vs. Scott Lighty (Team Pit, K-1
Tournament Veteran)
Ron Jhun (808 Fight Factory) vs. Jack Thames (ISKA, One Kick
Gym)
All
bouts are subject to change.
Source: Event Promoter
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HIT2HURT
Sponsored Fighter: Ryan
Cabinian
HIT2HURT Fight Wear is proud to be associated with amateur fighter
Ryan Cabinian from Hawaii.
Ryan
has been wrestling for the past 15 years, and was a Hawaii State
Champion in 1995. He attended National Junior College which is
considered a powerhouse Lassen Community College for two years
before transferring to Missouri Valley State College where he
completed his collegiate wrestling career.
Loving
both the sport of wrestling and working with kids he is currently
an assistant coach at Leilehua High School. Ryan has been helping
these future MMA champions improve their wrestling skills for
the past four years.
In
2000, Ryan started training in Brazilian Jujitsu under Relson Gracie and the
Onzuka Brothers
in Hawaii. Ryan was the State BJJ white and blue gi champion,
Pacific Rim No-gi Amateur Lightweight Champion, NAGA Advanced
No-gi lightweight champion, Romolo No-gi lightweight champion.
Ryan is currently a two stripe blue belt.
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Pride
Real Deal in Las Vegas Today!
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV
October 21, 2006
Doors open
at 4:00 pm
Event starts at 6:00 pm
Complete Fight Card and Weigh-In Results:
1.
Phil Baroni (194 lbs) vs. Yosuke Nishijima (195 lbs)
2. Robbie Lawler (185 lbs) vs. Joey Villasenor (185 lbs)
3. Kazuhiro Nakamura (206 lbs) vs. Travis Galbraith (205 lbs)
4. Vitor Belfort (205 lbs) vs. Dan Henderson (196 lbs)
5. Sean O'Haire (275 lbs) vs. Butterbean (398 lbs)
6. Josh Barnett (243 lbs) vs. Pawel Nastula (235 lbs)
7. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (206 lbs) vs. Kevin Randleman
(203 lbs)
8. Fedor Emelianenko (224 lbs) vs. Mark Coleman (224 lbs)
Fight
Card Notes: Due to contractual obligations to the WFA, Marvin
Eastman was forced to bow out of his fight against Kazuhiro Nakamura.
Travis Galbraith will step in to fight Nakamura...Mark Hunt was
originally scheduled to fight Butterbean but was not able to
get a visa. Sean O'Haire fills in for Hunt...Josh Barnett passed
his drug test and his fight with Pawel Nastula remains on.
The
next PRIDE event in American will be in February 2007.
Source: MMA Fighting
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LAST
CHANCE FOR RANDLEMAN & LAWLER?
by Mick Hammond
At this weekend’s upcoming PRIDE: The Real Deal we could
be very well witness to the last chance for big time MMA exposure
for two fighters with contrastingly different personalities that
find themselves in the same situation, Kevin Randleman and Robbie
Lawler.
Without
question there are two fighters that might not be as on the opposite
end of the personality spectrum as Randleman and Lawler are.
Kevin has long been known for a fiery intensity whereas Lawler
has always had a quieter selfhood.
Both
fighters also have contradictory styles of fighting. Randleman
has long used his lengthy wrestling background to slam and ground
‘n pound fighters whereas Lawler is a striker through and
through.
Even
with their differences however both Kevin and Robbie have similarities,
including the situations they currently find themselves in heading
towards Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Each
fighter started off quickly, receiving a tremendous amount of
push shortly after making their respective MMA debuts. Both seemed
destined for stardom and achieved it only to fall into a rollercoaster-like
up and down trip after initial successes.
In
light of recent disappointments both Randleman and Lawler are
in desperate need of wins if they are to remain in the big time
MMA fight game. Nevertheless things may be more urgent or worse
off (depending on your point of view) for Kevin at this point.
Scheduled
to face Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at The Real Deal, Randleman
has lost six of his last eight fights – including horribly
placid performances against Kazushi Sakuraba, Ron Waterman and
Kazuhiro Nakamura – and now in his mid 30’s the clock
isn’t on his side.
While
teammate Mark Coleman, former opponent Bas Rutten and fellow
wrestler Randy Couture were able to fight into their 40’s,
their margin for success in their later years transposed that
of Randleman’s.
On
the other hand there may be a bigger window for opportunity for
the much younger Lawler, even though he has only gone .500 over
the last four years.
Robbie’s
biggest obstacle towards maintaining success and remaining in
the big promotions could be his difficulty defending submissions,
which could come in major play against extremely well-rounded
Joey Villasenor Saturday evening.
For
Kevin Randleman and Robbie Lawler, PRIDE: The Real Deal could
be their last shot at the big time. Losing is not an option either
can afford right now. If they can pull of wins over their respective
and favored opponents they may still be viable commodities for
PRIDE or other promotions looking to add their names to company
rosters.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Frank
Shamrock's Offer to Fight in the UFC For Free
In a video available on his website, Frank Shamrock made
an offer for the UFC's President, Dana White to fight Strikeforce
promoter Scott Coker in a MMA rules fight. If White wins, Shamrock
will fight in the UFC for free. Is this a legitimate offer, probably
not, but Shamrock still likes to often display his disdane for
the way the UFC is treating the fighters financially, amongst
other things.
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MMAWEEKLY
RANKINGS UPDATED ON OCTOBER 17
The latest MMAWeekly Rankings were released on October 17th.
This system ranks the top ten MMA fighters from all across the
world in each of the five major weight classes, as voted on by
the MMAWeekly staff. The MMAWeekly Rankings are your #1 source
for the most up-to-date and complete fighter rankings.
While
the MMAWeekly Rankings are normally updated every two weeks,
the next update will be one week from now (on Tuesday, October
24th) due to this weekend's Pride USA show.
Here
are the current MMAWeekly Rankings, which are up-to-date as of
Tuesday, October 17th.
HEAVYWEIGHT
DIVISION (over 205 pounds)
#1
Heavyweight Fighter in the World: Fedor Emelianenko
2.
Mirko Cro Cop
3.
Josh Barnett
4.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
5.
Tim Sylvia
6.
Andrei Arlovski
7.
Aleksander Emelianenko
8.
Fabricio Werdum
9.
Mark Hunt
10.
Sergei Kharitonov
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LIGHT
HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (205-pound limit)
#1
Light Heavyweight Fighter in the World: Chuck Liddell
2.
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
3.
Wanderlei Silva
4.
Ricardo Arona
5.
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
6.
Renato "Babalu" Sobral
7.
Tito Ortiz
8.
Quinton Jackson
9.
Alistair Overeem
10.
Kazuhiro Nakamura
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MIDDLEWEIGHT
DIVISION (185-pound limit)
#1
Middleweight Fighter in the World: Matt Lindland
2.
Anderson Silva
3.
Rich Franklin
4.
Paulo Filho
5.
Dan Henderson
6.
Denis Kang
7.
Jeremy Horn
8.
Kazuo Misaki
9.
Nathan Marquardt
10.
Amar Suloev
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WELTERWEIGHT
DIVISION (170-pound limit)
#1
Welterweight Fighter in the World: Matt Hughes
2.
Georges St. Pierre
3.
BJ Penn
4.
Diego Sanchez
5.
Karo Parisyan
6.
Jake Shields
7.
Jon Fitch
8.
Akira Kikuchi
9.
Nick Diaz
10.
Joe Riggs
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LIGHTWEIGHT
DIVISION (160 pounds and lower)
#1
Lightweight Fighter in the World: Takanori Gomi
2.
Hayato Sakurai
3.
Tatsuya Kawajiri
4.
Joachim Hansen
5.
Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto
6.
Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro
7.
Marcus Aurelio
8.
Mitsuhiro Ishida
9.
Sean Sherk
10.
Gilbert Melendez
Source: MMA Weekly
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Dana
White analyses Anderson Silva
The excellent victory of Anderson Silva under Rich Franklin on
the octagon of UFC 64 was the highlight of the main Brazilian
newspapers. Two from Rio de Janeiro and one from Paraná
did talk about the Brazilian who conquered the UFC belt and the
fact took the attention of the national audience and not only
the American one. During the whole fight, Anderson answered the
American audience with amazing knee blows which broke Franklin's
nose. Noticing the good moment, the fighter from Curitiba completed
the injury with a few kicks that took Franklin down in less than
three minutes of bout.
The
audience really liked the show making the new champion cries
of happiness. During the press conference, with the promoter
Dana White, Anderson promised to give his best to help them to
transform the UFC into the biggest fight organization of the
world, while Dana surprised everyone guarantying that he will
be at the Pride debut in Las Vegas, on next Saturday. 'We want
more events; this is really good for the sport. And Anderson
defeated our champion in two minutes, so do I need to say something
else?', said the promoter.
The
team TATAME is in Las Vegas and did check out this important
victory for the Brazilian sport. The TATAME trip to Las Vegas
has the support of Haiti Tatamis.
Source: Tatame
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